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Direct linkEccles, Jacquelynne S.; Vida, Mina N.; Barber, Bonnie – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2004
Although it is likely that plans to attend a 4-year college are made much earlier than the last 2 years of high school, few researchers have assessed the pre-high school factors that influence high school performance and course-enrollment decisions, which, in turn, affect college attendance. The data presented in this article were collected as…
Descriptors: Grade 6, College Attendance, Academic Ability, Adolescents
Peer reviewedFlanagan, Constance A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Child Development, 1993
Examined the effects of change in parental work status on 883 early adolescents' school adjustment. Based on parental work status, families were characterized as deprived, declining, recovery, and stable. Teacher reports indicated that adolescents in deprived and declining families were less competent than adolescents in recovery and stable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Problems
Peer reviewedKalil, Ariel; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Child Development, 1998
Investigated parenting behavior, parent/adolescent relationship, and adolescent attitudes and behaviors in three family types. Results showed minimal support for the hypothesis that welfare is negatively related to family processes and adolescent attitudes and behavior, although mothers receiving welfare reported fewer effective parent-management…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Child Rearing
